Scientists directly observe electron dynamics of the Northern Lights
The shower of electrons bouncing across Earth's magnetosphere, commonly known as the Northern Lights, has been directly observed for the first time by an international team of scientists. While the...
View ArticleScientists find massive reserves of mercury hidden in permafrost
Researchers have discovered permafrost in the northern hemisphere stores massive amounts of natural mercury, a finding with significant implications for human health and ecosystems worldwide.
View ArticleNorthern European population history revealed by ancient human genomes
An international team of scientists, led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, analyzed ancient human genomes from 38 northern Europeans dating from...
View ArticleNew study shows freshwater input route from melting ice led to rapid cooling
Scientists have long known that a reduction in Atlantic Ocean currents bringing warm water to the Northern Hemisphere from the tropics created abrupt cooling known as the Younger Dryas cold period...
View ArticleResearchers discover a piece of America in northern Australia
Curtin University researchers have discovered rocks in northern Queensland that bear striking similarities to those found in North America, suggesting that part of northern Australia was actually part...
View ArticleHuman smugglers operate as 'independent traders,' study finds
Latest research shows a lack of overarching coordination or the involvement of any "kingpin"-style monopolies in the criminal operations illegally transporting people from the Horn of Africa into...
View ArticleGlobal warming decreases the reliability of weather forecasting tools
For Californians from Crescent City to Chula Vista, the second week of 2018 brought rain showers. Was it merely a fluke in the middle of an ongoing dry spell, or does it mean we're on the verge of...
View ArticleEurope's lost forests – study shows coverage has halved over six millennia
More than half of Europe's forests have disappeared over the past 6,000 years thanks to increasing demand for agricultural land and the use of wood as a source of fuel, new research led by the...
View ArticleCourt OKs killing a type of owl to see effect on other owls
A federal appeals court in San Francisco has upheld a plan by wildlife officials to kill one type of owl to study its effect on another type of owl.
View ArticleImage: High above Jupiter's clouds
NASA's Juno spacecraft was a little more than one Earth diameter from Jupiter when it captured this mind-bending, color-enhanced view of the planet's tumultuous atmosphere.
View ArticleRussia launches giant Yamal gas project in the Arctic
Russia launches Friday its Yamal gas plant in Arctic Siberia, a gigantic project in one of the world's most remote areas, as the region becomes more accessible due to climate change.
View ArticleSubmarine volcanoes add to ocean soundscape
Most volcanoes erupt beneath the ocean, but scientists know little about them compared to what they know about volcanoes that eject their lava on dry land. Gabrielle Tepp of the Alaska Volcano...
View ArticleImage: Jupiter blues
The Juno spacecraft captured this image when the spacecraft was only 11,747 miles (18,906 kilometers) from the tops of Jupiter's clouds—that's roughly as far as the distance between New York City and...
View ArticleArtificially cooling planet 'risky strategy,' new research shows
Proposals to reduce the effects of global warming by imitating volcanic eruptions could have a devastating effect on global regions prone to either tumultuous storms or prolonged drought, new research...
View ArticleStudy explores how Scotland and Northern Ireland can fulfil aspirations...
Significant changes to both the current UK and European Union (EU) constitutional frameworks are "almost unavoidable" in order to accommodate the very different aspirations of Scotland and Northern...
View ArticleNew land cover atlas reveals just 6 percent of UK is developed
The UK is a green and pleasant land with more than half the country classed as pasture or arable land, according to a new set of maps created by an academic at the University of Sheffield.
View ArticleImage: Saturn's north pole
Reflected sunlight is the source of the illumination for visible wavelength images such as the one above. However, at longer infrared wavelengths, direct thermal emission from objects dominates over...
View ArticleSpikes in carbon emissions detected with NASA satellite
Data from a circling NASA satellite shows spikes in carbon emissions worldwide, particularly in winter, along with new insights into the rising levels of pollutants that drive global warming,...
View ArticleNorthern exposure: fossils of a southern whale found for the first time in...
Ancient fossils of a whale species thought to be found only in southern waters have been discovered at northern sites in Japan and Italy.
View ArticleHurricane survivors swap Caribbean seas for English peas
When they signed up to study in the Caribbean they thought they were heading for an island paradise. But when Hurricane Irma devastated Sint Maarten, they ended up being transferred to drizzly northern...
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